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Irish Life Staff Charities raised €360,000 in 2018

We are delighted to announce that Irish Life Staff Charities donated an incredible total of €360,000 to two Irish charities. The funds were raised throughout 2018 by employees through various fundraising initiatives undertaken and the amount was then matched by Irish Life to reach this final total.

Each year, the Irish Life Staff Charities committee shortlists a number of Irish charities to receive donations collected throughout the year and the final two are selected by Irish Life employees. in 2018, the charities chosen were The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) and Remember Us. Each charity received a fantastic donation of €180,000 to help provide support services and equipment needs.

Fundraising activities 2018

Thanks to all those who dragged themselves through the mud in Hell and Back in June, who cycled the streets and suburbs of Dublin in the Great Dublin Bike Ride in September or who took part in the annual quiz in the canteen along with 300 colleagues in November. That’s not to mention all those who sponsored colleagues, baked, bought books or contributed through their monthly payroll!

Since its inception, the Irish Life Staff Charities initiative has raised in excess of €2.8 million for a wide range of Irish and international charities.

The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA)

The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) liaises every day with people living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). They are the only organisation of its kind in Ireland providing care and support to families affected by this terminal condition. Motor Neurone Disease is a progressive, terminal and incurable condition. It affects the everyday things that we take for granted - walking, talking, eating, even swallowing may become virtually impossible. The journey with MND is a series of losses but the IMNDA is there for support every step of the way. They consistently support approximately 370 people with Motor Neurone Disease at any one time. Everybody’s needs vary but they are there regardless of when and how they are needed. Their services are immediate and free of charge. They include:

Remember Us provides a unique social outlet to people with special needs and their families in the North Fingal region. Although based in Balbriggan, our members come from areas such as Santry, Clontarf, Swords, Malahide, Portmarnock, Lusk, Rush, Skerries, Balbriggan, Bettystown, Ashbourne, Drogheda etc. It is the families that are the members; this means that not only the individual with special needs benefits from the group but their parents/carers and siblings too.

One of the Nominees of ‘Remember Us is Bill Whelan in Financial Planning, this is what Remember Us means to Bill and his family

‘What changed in 2017 for our club is that we have now hired a contractor to commence work to fit out the club premises. This has resulted with our continued fund raising, support from the local community and the big breakthrough was receiving a grant of €200,000 from the Dublin Rural Leader Programme which was announced in November. This grant proved to us that what the club provides on a social level to families with children with special needs is recognised as a club that is based on a strong foundation of inclusion and is recognised by state bodies as a club that ‘does what it says on the tin’. Some of you may have recently watched the Prime Time programme in December about ‘Carers in Crisis’ which really painted a true picture of what families are going through in their homes.

The main aim for Remember Us is to provide a social outlet for our members and help them build friendships for life. However the other major benefit is for our parents in providing a few hours respite every week and during holiday periods. It’s amazing how much you look forward to a few hours relaxing having a coffee, going for a walk or catching up on your favourite soaps!! Knowing you have a few hours of a break to come both keeps you going and recharges the batteries.’

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